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Develop and implement research simulation software enhancements for the Airspace and Traffic Operations Simulation (ATOS) in the Air Traffic Operations Lab (ATOL) at the NASA Langley Research Center.

Primary Objective: In support of the Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) Airspace Project of the NASA Airspace Systems Program, tasks will be performed by the Research Simulation Engineer that support piloted and batch workstation simulation studies of new integrated air-ground traffic management concepts, algorithms, displays, and guidelines. Read the rest

Trimble today introduced Trimble® Access(TM) software-a new field and office solution for surveyors that expedites data collection, processing, analysis, and project information delivery through improved workflows, collaboration and control, which is enabled by constant wireless connectivity* between the project team members.

The complete solution speeds both typical and specialized surveying tasks, and enables easy, fast and secure two-way information sharing between the field survey crew and the office. Surveys can be completed faster with less time spent traveling back and forth to the office. Management and field crews can closely collaborate by viewing the same information in near real-time. With Trimble Access, productivity and efficiency can be significantly improved on projects. Read the rest

Unite the Union, the biggest union in UK civil aviation, is urging MPs to vote for workers’ jobs and futures by backing the modernisation of Heathrow Airport. Unite’s call comes ahead of today’s (Wednesday) Tory Opposition Day debate in the Commons, which the union says will be used to undermine this month’s decision by the government to press ahead with the third runway at Heathrow Airport. Workers from Heathrow and airports across the UK have been contacting MPs to impress upon them the importance of the third runway to the entire UK aviation sector.

Steve Turner, Unite national secretary for civil aviation, said: “Our members, the workers at Heathrow and their families, are angry that the Tories are playing point-scoring games with their futures.

“What the hundreds of thousands of workers employed in the UK civil aviation industry need to know is that our political parties are grown up enough to recognise that aviation is a strategically vital industry. This means getting behind the industry to ensure it can operate in the most environmentally efficient way, that it can develop to provide the services business and passengers want, and that it can keep thousands of people in employment.” Read the rest

Shares in Satyam Computer Services rallied as much as 18 percent on Wednesday, extending gains to an eighth session, after the fraud-hit outsourcer’s new board said there had been wide bidding interest and a transparent process would be devised. Boston Consulting Group, which was appointed on Tuesday as management adviser in the revival process, sees Satyam as a quality company with a viable business, one of its India directors told Reuters on Wednesday.

“You have to understand that the quality and capability of this company … just because a few people did some fraud and created an issue on the balance sheet does not mean that this company is not a very high-quality company,” said James Abraham, a director and partner at BCG’s Indian unit. Read the rest

Major building projects in four Northeast cities may be among the most energy efficient developments in the nation because of expert guidance provided by a new national “Sustainable Cities Design Academy.” The joint effort of the American Architectural Foundation (AAF) and United Technologies Corp. underwrites the cost of participation and gives technical assistance and sustainability leadership skills to local governments, businesses and community leaders to assist in creating state-of-the-art green design strategies.Studies show buildings are responsible for 40 percent of the world’s greenhouse gases. By exploring existing technologies and energy-efficient strategies, communities can mitigate buildings’ environmental effects. The new Academy’s four selected teams - from Boston and New Bedford, Mass., Philadelphia, and Washington, D.C. - will join a 12-member team of experts to analyze designs, discuss issues, and identify best practices to strengthen local development projects. Read the rest

U.S. roads, airports, schools, levees, dams, and other infrastructure are in overall poor shape and require a $2.2 trillion investment to bring them up to par, an engineering group said on Wednesday. The American Society of Civil Engineers gave infrastructure a grade of “D” as U.S. President Barack Obama seeks $825 billion in extra government spending and tax cuts to ease the economic crisis.

Infrastructure earned the same dismal grade in 2005, but the group’s estimated five-year price tag to fix it rose by $600 billion to $2.2 trillion.

Earlier this month, the engineers estimated that the president’s stimulus package contained some $90 billion in infrastructure spending. It called that amount a down payment that was long overdue. Read the rest

The Rock N Roll McDonald’s (formerly The Original Rock ‘N Roll McDonald’s) is one of the most famous McDonald’s locations in the world, and was once the busiest in the United States.

It is a flagship location. The restaurant/museum, located in the Near North Side community area (neighborhood) of Chicago in Cook County, Illinois, United States a few city blocks west of the Magnificent Mile, has been a tourist attraction since it opened in 1983.

The site has a Rock & Roll exhibit in a building adjacent to the restaurant and a small upstairs McDonald’s museum display. The restaurant has a maximum occupancy of 300, which is about three times the standard patron capacity.

The building features the first two-lane McDonald’s drive-through, relatively luxurious decor, a cafe, plasma display flat screen televisions and a green roof.

System test engineer for Command and Control, Communications, Computers and Information Technology (C4&IT)-related system acquisition program. Position potentially requires domestic travel.

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